D Rama Naidu – 100 Years of Indian Cinema
100 Years Of Indian Cinema
The Indian cinema is celebrating the 100 year completion. Telugu cinema is completing 82 years of its first release of Bhaktha Prahlada (1931). As part of celebrations of Indian Cinema, businessoftollywood.com
businessoftollywood.com is presenting the profile of the great Producer D Rama Naidu
Daggubati Rama Naidu born on June 6th in 1936 in Andhra Pradesh.His parents were Daggupati Venkateswarulu and Devamma.He was married to Rajeswari on November13th in the year 1958.This couple has three children, two sons and one daughter.
His elder son D.Suresh is a producer and he runs one of the most popular production house ‘Suresh Productions.’ His second son, D.Venkatesh is a popular actor of the Tollywood and his eldest grandson D.Rana is also a busy actor. His daughter was married to a popular actor A.Nagarjuna and their son A.Naga Chaitanya is also an actor.
He started his film career as a producer(joint venture) with the movie Anuragam in the year 1963, but it couldn’t do well at box office.
His First film as independent producer on his own banner Suresh Productions is ‘Ramudu Bheemudu’starring N.T.Rama Rao in dual role in the year1964, which was a block buster.
The story of Ramudu Bheemudu was a base for many movies with almost similar story.
He produced nearly 130 movies, still he is producing movies .He introduced many actors and actress to the film industry.
He introduced his son D.Venkatesh to the Tollywood through the movie”Kaliyuga Pandavulu” in the year1987.
He introduced the Director E.V.V.Satyanarayana’s both sons’ Aryan Rajesh’ and “Naresh through his films ‘Hai (2002) and Allari (2002)’. He is a great producer and even he directed some movies and acted in small roles in some pictures. He also constructed theaters, studios, dubbing theaters in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam.He produced even some movies in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kanada and Bengali languages.
He was listed as the best producer by ‘The Guinness Book of World Records ‘for producing 130 movies.
Some of his movies like ‘Ramudu Bheemudu’,’Sri Krishna Tulabaram’,’Papa Kosam’,Prem Nagar, ‘Soggadu’, Secratry’,’Ahana Pellanta’, etc are ever green movies produced by him.
- List of Some Telugu Movies Produced by Him :
1. Anuragam (1963).
2. Ramudu Bheemudu (1964).(First Film as independent producer)
3. Pratigna Palana (1965).
4. Sri Krishna Tulabaram (1966). 5. Stree Janma (1967).
6. Papa Kosam (1968).
7. Sepoy Chinnaiah (1969).
8. Drohi (1970).
9. Prem Nagar (1971).
10. Jeevana Tarangaalu (1973). 11. Chakravakam (1974).
12. Soggadu (1975).
13. Secratry (1976).
14. Savasagallu (1977).
15. Chilipi Krishnudu (1978).
16. Mande Gundelu (1979).
17. Kaksha (1980).
18. Prema Mandiram (1981).
19. Devatha (1982).
20. Mundadugu (1983).
21. Mangalya Balam (1985).
22. Prathidwani (1986).
23. Ahana Pellanta (1987).
24. Ramu (1987).
25. Guru Bhrama (1987).
26. China Babu (1988).
27. Bhrama Putrudu (1988).
28. Prema (1988).
29. Indrudu Chandrudu(1989),
30. Bobbili Raja (1990).
31. Coolie No: 1(1991).
32. Prema Khaidi (1991).
33. Prema Vijetha (1992).
34. Surigadu (1992).
35. Paruvu Pratishita (1993).
36. Akka Cellellu (1999).
37. Super Police (1994).
38. Taj Mahal (1995).
39. Naidu Gari Kutumbam (1996).
40. Dharma Chakram (1996).
41. Preminchukundam Raa (1997).
42. Ganesh (1998).
43. Preyasi Raave (1999).
44. Jayam Manadera (2000).
45. Kalisundam Raa (2000).
46. Preminchu (2001).
47. Hai (2002).
48. Allari (2002).
49. Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu (2002).
50. Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu (200).
51. Malleshwari (2004).
52. Nireekshana (2005).
53. Sogaddu (2005).
54. Sri Krishna2006 (2006).
55. Madhumasam (2007).
56. Tulasi (2007).
57. Baladhur (2008).
58. Kausalya Supraja Rama (2008).
59. Bendu Appa Rao RMP (2009).
60. Alasyam Amrutham (2010).
61.Nenem Chinna Pillana(ready for release)
Singh vs Kaur a Punjabi film Made by D Ramanaidu tasted success at box-office.With this movie
Rama Naidu became the only producer for making movies in 13 languages.
- Awards for Daggubati Rama Naidu
1.Film Fare Award(south – 1973) as best feature film for Jeevana Tharangalu
2.Film Fare Award(south – 1976) as best feature film for Soggadu
Honors:-
He was honored with Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in the year 2006
He was honored with the prestigious ‘Dadasaheb Phalke’ award in the year 2009.
He was honored with NTR National award in the year 2010
He was honored with honorary doctorate by Sri Venkateswara University.
He was honored with Padmabhushan by Govt. of India in 2013.